Automotive Design and Production

MAY 2017

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2017 HONDA RIDGELINE The Ridgeline pickup is atypical in more than just having a unibody structure. It is also the only pickup to have a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Both of which are as good as it gets in terms of ratings. As regards the body material used for the Ridgeline, 19.3 percent is ultra-high-strength steel, 35.7 percent is high-strength steel and 41.3 percent is mild steel. (To be fair, there are also aluminum and magnesium. At 1.6 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.) Through the extensive use of steel, as well as clever design, like the Advanced Compatible Engineering (ACE) body structure, the Ridgeline scores at the top in safety ratings. 2017 BUICK LACROSSE One of the hallmarks of Buick is what the company calls "QuietTuning." Which has to do with using sound-ab- sorbing and sound-attenuating materials. It also has to do with creating a solid structure. According to Buick, the sound level of an idling LaCrosse is 30 dB(A). The inside of a library is 40 dB(A). The sound level of a cruising LaCrosse is 60 dB(A). The typical volume of a television in a living room is 70 dB(A). Yes, quiet. The LaCrosse is built with 26 percent high-strength, low-alloy steel; 23 percent mild steel; 16 percent ultra- high-strength steel; 15 percent advanced high-strength steel; 9 percent bake-hardenable steel; and 8 percent press-hardened steel. When you're looking to help minimize vehicle noise, you create a solid structure. Which is exactly what's been done for the LaCrosse. 22 STEEL

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